Alzheimer's disease damages brain in two distinct phases: Study

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Alzheimer's disease may progress in two distinct phases, with the early phase affecting specific brain cells before symptoms appear, and the later phase marked by rapid deterioration.. ...

Alzheimer's disease may impact the brain in two distinct phases, according to a study by the US medical research agency, the National Institutes of Health...

Using advanced brain mapping tools, scientists have identified an early phase that occurs slowly and silently, affecting only a few types of brain cells before any noticeable memory problems arise...

It suggests that damage to a specific type of brain cell called inhibitory neurons during the early phase may trigger the brain circuit disruptions that lead to Alzheimers.. ..

Researchers used cutting-edge genetic analysis tools to study cells in the brains middle temporal gyrus, a region responsible for language, memory, and vision...

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